及物动词prove

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1. Evidence has now disproved that theory.
    事实现已证明那种理论是不正确的。

1. disprove的意思

1. 反证：此处提及 Popper 主要指涉的是他素朴的否证主义 (falsificationist) 立场(作为证明主义 (justificationist)的对立立场):理论是臆测的产物,科学无法证明 (prove) 理论,但却能反证 (disprove),即能基於经验事实以充分的逻辑确定

2. 证明为误,反驳：dispossess 强夺,剥夺 | disprove 证明为误,反驳 | dispute 争吵,争论

3. 反驳,反证：7. qualitative diversity 质的多样性,量变的 | 8. disprove 反驳,反证 | 9. homogeneous 相似的

1. 证明…有误;证明…有假
    To disprove an idea, belief, or theory means to show that it is not true.

    e.g. The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
           收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。

1. prove to be false

    e.g. The physicist disproved his colleagues'' theories

    Synonym: confute